Việt Nam records the lowest daily COVID-19 increase in a month

Việt Nam records the lowest daily COVID-19 increase in a month.

There were 5,490 new cases of COVID-19 in Việt Nam recorded in the last 24 hours, down 1,464 compared to Friday and the lowest daily increase the country has seen in the past month.

Just 13 of the new cases were imported.

The three hotspots, HCM City, Bình Dương and Đồng Nai, all in the southern region, continued to lead the country with new daily infections, 2,723, 1,517, and 509 respectively, but these are down by hundreds compared to yesterday’s figures.

The latest caseload brings Việt Nam’s total number of infections to 803,202, with 798,626 the result of the fourth wave of infections that swept the country since late April.

The country’s seven-day average of daily confirmed new cases is down by 600 cases to 8,065 compared to yesterday.

Việt Nam also logged a new record of a number of patients given the all-clear on Saturday, with 28,857 recoveries, higher than the previous record seen yesterday, bringing the country’s total recoveries to 664,938.

6,337 patients are in serious condition, according to the health ministry’s report, with 805 requiring invasive ventilation and 25 on life support (ECMO).

A total of 164 COVID-19 deaths were recorded on Saturday, bringing the seven-day average to 165. Việt Nam has had 19,601 COVID-19 fatalities to date or 2.5 percent of the total infections.